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Tight, dehydrated, or dull skin:
→ Focus on hydration and barrier support. Hyaluronic acid serum in combination with moisturiser that has ceramides
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Chapter 9
Hydration & Nourishment: What Does Your Skin Need?
Understand the difference between adding water and supporting the skin barrier with lipids.
Hydration = Water
Hydration and nourishment are often used interchangeably, but they address different needs—
and mature, menopausal skin benefits from both.
Hydration helps the skin attract and retain water, supporting a smoother, plumper, more comfortable appearance.
Common hydrating ingredients include:
- Hyaluronic acid
- Glycerin
- Saccharide Isomerate
- Sodium PCA and other humectants
Hydration helps the skin attract and retain water, supporting a smoother, plumper, more comfortable appearance.
Nourishment = Lipids & Barrier Support
Nourishment refers to ingredients that condition the skin, support barrier function, and help maintain healthy-looking, resilient skin. While lipids are central to barrier support, some vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other active ingredients also help support the skin’s natural functions.
Important nourishing and skin-supporting ingredients include:
- Plant oils and butters — provide emollient lipids that soften and condition the skin.
- Squalane — helps replenish the skin’s lipid environment and reduce dryness.
- Ceramides — important barrier lipids that help strengthen the skin’s protective function and reduce moisture loss.
- Essential and non-essential fatty acids — contribute to healthy barrier structure and skin conditioning.
- Vitamins — such as vitamins B, C and E, which provide antioxidant support and can help protect skin from oxidative stress.
- Minerals and mineral-derived ingredients — certain minerals play important biological roles in skin function,
Think of Your Skin Barrier as a Brick Wall
Skin cells = bricks
Lipids = mortar
When the barrier is healthy, it helps keep moisture inside while protecting the skin from environmental stress.
What does your skin need?
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Dry, thin, sensitive, or easily irritated skin:
→ Look for richer nourishing formulas and barrier-supporting lipids, such as ceramides, squalene.
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Combination or oily but aging skin:
→ Choose hydrating serum with Hyaluronic acid, lightweight moisturiser without unnecessary heaviness.
And remember:
Oily skin can still be dehydrated.
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